Parachute Jumper Drowns During Puget Sound Display
Brattle, Washington July 19 Francis I Thayer aged 47 a parachute jumper known throughout the week was drowned today while descending from an airplane as part of the Golden Potlatch celebrations at a local air show. Thayer rode up with Johnny Bryant and leaped from 100 feet, his parachute spreading above him as he fell.
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Francis I. Thayer
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Wyoming Archer model farm promises nation wide impact
The Archer government and state farm showcase a 100 acre experimental tract with 1000 1 10 acre plots under crop rotation. It aims to test soil adaptability and planting methods, while a 160 acre section hosts a model farm with a silo cow barn and poultry. The project seeks to demonstrate fertility conservation and farm income tracking.
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Yestering
Wyomin
United States
Wyoming
Archer Farm
Agricultural Department
Molel
Senator Kern Emerges as Indiana's Progressive Leader
A newspaper portrait of Senator Kern of Indiana as a new force in the Senate. The piece portrays him as a deliberate choice by the dominant party to lead progressive policy and reflects on his alignment with emerging progressive thought and influence.
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Indiana
Senate
Politics
Benator Kern
New senators shaped by ability not seniority
The Wyoming Tribune argued years of service mattered less than ability and progressiveness in senators. The writer notes Senator James of Kentucky as a rising influence and praises the new school over the Aldrich era. They lament Wyoming’s loss of Kendrick and predict near two figurehead senators aligned with the old guard.
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Wilson
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Warren
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J. Ham Lewis
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Wyoming
Aldrich-Lorimer-Smoot
The Story of the Mule
A humorous poem about Simon Slick and his mule whose wild kicks and antics outpace rivals. The mule performs fantastic feats, including telegraphing, breaking a goose featherless, and even attempting to kick a government drag before dying from self-inflicted overexertion.
Wyoming political potshots preview fall election
The piece catalogs several figures and slogans in Wyoming politics including Bill Taft favoring government, infant industry claims, Clarence Hamlin in sugar notoriety, and forecasts an end to Cheyenne’s old city government. It mentions Martin Pratt as speaker, Senator Warren backing a mass-aiding bill, and flirtations with standpat governance and dry farming debates.
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Bill Taft
Clalulog
Clarence Hamlin
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Martin Pratt
Warren
Bryan to deliver first Vacation lecture in Winona
Secretary Bryan left Washington for Winona Ind to begin a series of Vacation lectures. He did not disclose his itinerary and expects to return to Washington next Friday to discuss the Mesieas situation with Ambassador Henry L. Wilson who is en route from Mexico City. He may cut the trip short if public business requires.
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Mexico City
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Heinle
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von Pfenning
Crow Creek
Fritz Schimmetpfennig
Alfonso King at 27 Father of Six Children
The article notes King Alfonso, aged 27, is the father of six children. It emphasizes his distinct status among men in the community.
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Alfonso
Fritz Schimmetpfennig debates money and manners in dialect
In a humorous derailed talk, Fritz and Heinie argue about current events and a currency bill. They joke about a future monetary reform, mentioning thalers and pennies, and debate how a leader might stretch money and affect the public. The piece imitates comic broadside speech in a local setting.
Free bulletins on goods roads from U S Department of Agriculture
Washington notes a compiled list of important good roads documents from the Office of Public Roads. Residents are urged to apply through their congressman or the division of publications, limiting requests to five items.
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United States Office of Public Roads
Congress
Division of Publications
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Farmers
Department of Agriculture
Office of Public Roads
Farmers” Bulletin
Supreme Court Hands Down Seven Decisions
Seven decisions were handed down by the state supreme court yesterday. The Albany county case affirmed a $200 judgment for Herbert King against L. L. Laughlin for breeding mares. Other rulings affirmed manslaughter conviction for Herman Claus sen in Sheridan county, a debt award in Fremont county, and damages in Sheridan and Uinta counties. Rehearings were denied in related mortgage and water rights matters, with several district court verdicts affirmed.
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State Supreme Court
Herbert King
L. L. Laughlin
Albany
Herman Claussen
Sheridan County District Court
Elise Classen
Fremont
Charles
William Madden
Sherhian
David A. Campbell
W. J. Williams
L. P. Hamilton
al Diefenderfer
Charles Schmitt
Agathat
Carlson Sheep Company
Carlson
Uinta County District Court
O. A H. Groo
John M. Sights
Chance For Boys To Get Into Navy
Wyoming youths may win a Navy appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. Congressman Mondell will name a principal and three alternates for examination likely in February or April 1914. If the principal is admitted, alternates may not be needed. otherwise an alternate fills the vacancy.
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Wyoming
United States Naval Academy
Anapolis
Navy
Frank W. Mondell
Congressman Mondell
Vista of the Orient at Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill’s Show
Far East Scenes and Incidents will be presented with Western and Oriental displays in the same arena. The act blends Indian battles with Western sights and introduces Japanese cavalry, elephants, jugglers, and exotic tableaux including deserts pyramids and sphinxes.
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Far East
Buffalo Bill
Sahara
Seas
Moving PageantShowcases Global Cultures in Buffalo Bill Exhibition
A vibrant pageant presents beaming costumes and exotic settings as the Orient is translated to the Occident. Men from two continents view scenes and incidents portraying diverse lands and nations in a Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill exhibition.
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Globe
Miss Patricia Armstrong Rushes to Lincoln After Paralytic Stroke
Miss Patricia Armstrong and her mother left University Place Lincoln yesterday after learning her father suffered a paralytic stroke. His condition is not critical and he can receive treatment at home. Mrs Armstrong had come to Cheyenne to visit. Miss Armstrong plans to return in fall for kindergarten instruction with Miss Gaylord.
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T. R. Armstrong
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University Place
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Pankhurst Leader Re-Arrested in London
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst the suffragette leader was arrested again in London after escaping from police at a Women's Social and Political Union meeting. She had been released on license from a three year prison term.
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London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Women's Social and Political Union
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